Godzilla Vs Megalon [VHS]

An amazing epic without comparison!!!
Seatopia invades the Earth with MEGALON!!!
Space Hunter Nebula M aids the invasion with the monster GIGAN!!
The Godzilla suit is beat up & childish...in other words PERFECT!!!
At barely an hour long this quite possibly could be a flawless film!!
"Robot vs. Aztec Mummy" is the only comparison for so much adventure in such a short running time...AMAZING!!!

I'll give one thing positive about Godzilla Vs Megalon: It's only about 80 minutes long.

Either the writers hashed up the entire plot in less the time it takes to watch the movie, or a bunch of fifth-graders were given espressos as incentive to write this movie's script.

What I saw as the whole underlying cause for everything seemed to be that this civilization of sea-people was retaliating back at Japan for underground nuclear bomb testing. They go about doing this by summoning a giant beetle with drills for hands, Megalon. Once it reaches the surface it's supposed to... destroy whatever it sees fit (I'm sure a lot of thought went into this plan.). Who stands in their way? Well, they would be two uninteresting schmucks, someone's child (Really, I don't know whose child this is, unless the two guys are a gay couple, despite claiming to just be friends.), their super-advanced robot (It's never explained why they built the robot or what purpose the robot was supposed to serve.), and, of course, Godzilla (He shows up for a short time because the robot told him to.).

The progression of events lacks fluency or solid continuity. A new setting is brought up, while something happens, and it either just does not pertain to anything or stands unexplained. When explanations are given for some of these very arbitrary events, it's quite laughable.

In one case, while Megalon is being directed by the hijacked robot to Tokyo, it proceeds to annihilate a large dam. Does this have some sort of consequence? No, it does not. This part in the movie seems to be mere filler, just as Megalon finishes up there and skips along to Tokyo. Only then does it seem Megalon is doing something beneficial to the sea-peoples' cause, but along with the meandering plot, Megalon soon decides to wreck things outside the city again. These scenes may as well be watched in any order.

Then, there's the robot, Jet Jaguar. He grows to a size comparable to that of Megalon so that it can fight the monster...

Now, I accepted that this thing coexists with giant monsters. I'm not questioning the movie's understanding of reality. It's just that the robot WASN'T BUILT TO DO THIS.

When one of the schmucks was building the robot, he programmed it so that it could think for itself to survive. That's right, he gave the robot the ability to be sentient, if it had to. The main characters eventually notice that their robot increased in size tenfold. The other schmuck asks how this is possible, and the response he gets is this: THE ROBOT PROGRAMMED ITSELF TO GROW LARGER.

If that doesn't make it clear how brilliant the writing is in this movie, I'm not sure what will.

The action has little direction, even for a giant monster movie. Not only that, but the action is boring. What were supposed to be the most exciting moments in this film nearly put me to sleep.

tl;dr: I feel as if I shouldn't have paid a dollar for this at a pawn shop.

The most bashed Godzilla movie of all time (with only Godzilla's Revenge giving it a run for it's money), I think it's still way more entertaining than the Millenium Series. I like old school Godzilla. Sue me. And it's got Ultram- err, I mean, Jet Jaguar in it! Groovy, man.

First, I don't work for this particular company, but if you're looking for a good copy of this movie on DVD (as well as the original Japanese cuts of all the G-films, including Godzilla '85 and Biollante), here's a hint: do a Google search for "Showa Video" and go from there. The discs are bootlegs, but the prices are right and they ship pretty quick.

Just getting the word out to those tired of watching their ratty VHS copies.

When you purchase a Godzilla movie pre-1975, you have to know what you are getting into. Now, I'm a big Godzilla fan from the old days of 75 and back, but not to the degree of some people. Some people treat these like the STAR WARS series or LORD OF THE RINGS. I haven't even seen all of the 'Zilla flicks yet and I haven't seen any that were made in the last 10 years with the exception of some movie that looked like JURASSIC PARK: NEW YORK starring Matthew Broderick. I don't watch these flicks expecting to see some sort of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA epic or PULP FICTION type storyline.

It is what it is. A low budget, Japanese flick that let's your imagination wonder off a bit and sort of get into the character of Godzilla. Which is another beauty of these movies. You probably don't give a crap about the human characters, you only want to see Godzilla do his things, all the while making hilarious gestures or kicking some other monsters butt.

Which leads to Godzilla vs. Megalon. This has always been one of my favorites because you get everything in this one. Terrible acting (I mean TERRIBLE, there is at least 5 or 6 really bad directing and acting mistakes), awful special effects, hideous dubbing, an annoying little kid, the most comical car chase scene in the history of cinema, cursing, a hilarious fight scene, a mini bike the size of a coffee can, and a great little tune at the end of the movie. It is great for any Godzilla fan.

I really don't understand what the problem is w/godzilla and jet jaguar shaking hands. I thought it was kind of cool. Sure this movie is cheesy, and the main characters couldn't be more stupid. Plus the military-on monster action is at it's best in this movie. That's all I have to say.

I do not know how to rate or categorize this movie. I can attempt to describe it.

Cast of Characters:
*Young Scientist. Creator of Jet Jaguar.
*Scientist's Happy-go-Lucky Buddy.
*Annoying Brat with Shrill Voice.
*The General. Has thankless task of trying to defend Tokyo with an army of plastic tanks.
*Ruler of Seatopia, and his Goons.
*Megalon. A giant cockroach monster, with wedges or drills instead of arms, a buzz-saw in his belly, and a Christmas tree star above his head which shoots laser beams. Also spits balls out of his mouth which explode, sometimes. Hobbies include smashing dams and bridges, and hopping like a bunny.
*Gigan. A silly-looking monster from outer space. Probably modeled on a fearsome creature of some kind, but most closely resembles a gigantic chicken or penguin.
*Jet Jaguar. A silver robot who looks and moves like a Mighty Morphin Power Ranger. Face is frozen into a wide mouthed grin which suggests insanity.
*Godzilla. Our hero!
Synopsis:
I guess I'm not supposed to give too much away. Vaguely: futuristic civilization targets Earth for destruction, resulting in giant monster free-for-all.
Lessons learned:
*Atomic testing is bad. However we shouldn't worry whether it causes any trouble for undersea civilizations, because they are mean.
*If we should ever be attacked by a giant monster, Godzilla will gladly come to our assistance, provided the message is relayed to him in sign language by a shiny robot.
Other notes:
*The ruler of Seatopia (a highly advanced undersea civilization) is a bald, chubby white guy. Also, he wears an outfit that looks like a bedsheet combined with a children's Halloween costume. And I almost forgot the giant sideburns.
*You can always tell which giant monsters are the bad guys, because they do not have hands. Instead they have hooks or, possibly, drills. This has always made me wonder: how do they brush their teeth? I would want to brush my teeth after I ate Tokyo.
*If this film is any guide, Japanese children sound and act exactly like the kids on the Barney the Dinosaur show. This is a bad thing.
* "Contact Star Hunter Universe M. Inform them that we need Gigan immediately."
*Giant monster sightings are very common in Japan, so common that when four of them rampage across the countryside destroying everything in their path, it does not arouse much interest. In this case, the entire spectacle was only observed by three morons on a hillside.
*When Godzilla executes a flying kick, he is exceptionally graceful. He appears as though he is being wheeled towards his target on an invisible stretcher.
*A well constructed robot can "program itself" to grow to hundreds of times its original size when circumstances call for it. But it remains adorable and children will be eager to hug it.
*Giant monsters do not like atomic testing. It gives them itchy skin.
*Gigan is a serious wuss.

Memorable.

This was a pretty good movie. You should buy it if you're a giant monster lover. My friend and I both agree that the parts with humans are boring. The battles are nice and long and not that pathetic. But the only thing that makes me give this movie a three star rating, was because of that stupid Jet Jaguar!!! Jet Jaguar is sooooooo stupid! If he was in Godzilla Final Wars, I would have died! Anyway, it's a pretty good movie. A nice return for Gigan. Gigan and Megalon make a good team. Another thing that bothers me is Godzilla's suit! I mean, this is the worst suit Toho has ever made!!! But, other than that, I don't understand why people hate this movie so much. They should have put King Ghidorah in this movie though. It would have been nice.

OK, this film is overly underrated. it IS a horrible movie, but it is so bad that that you have to like it. godzilla's look is one of the cutest yet! this movie rocked!

Godzilla vs megalon is my 2nd favorite g flick how can you not resist dying with laughter seeing an innocent lokking godzilla grab megalon by the tail and start slamming him down many times? or the dropkick for that matter,anyways this is a movie you shouldnt miss,buy it now,its worth it,no matter how underrated it is.